Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

Most animals, no matter what they look like when they grow up, are at least mostly cute when they are young.Just like a dirt dog, when it grows up, it doesn't look very good, but when it is a puppy, it can also attract people's attention.Now Jane's family is not short of food, and raising a dog is completely stress-free.The puppy "Xiao Hua" was raised to be round and fleshy, as big as two palms, and it circled Jian Mingchen all day long, which won the hearts of children.

Zhong Qingran put the two eagles on the scaffold, which was not high enough to pose a threat to Dianbai and Minglei.After finishing this, he turned to Jian Mingchen and asked, "Mingchen, are you still used to it in school?"

"Well, I'm in the same class as Qing Han, and I also met a few classmates." Speaking of this, Jian Mingchen's face brightened.

Jian's surname was originally a minor surname in Hewan Village, and there were not many families in total.The situation of Jian Mingyu's family is quite special. They were separated by their grandparents. Those who know the reason feel sympathetic, but speaking of it, they always have a bad reputation, so there are not many people who associate with his family.The adults' thoughts affect the children. Jian Mingchen didn't have many playmates as long as he could remember. Now that he has entered the Zhong Family School, he has met a few friends.

Those who can afford ethnology will always have some family background unless they are selling their own money. As the saying goes, one more friend and one more path, so there are naturally some people who are willing to make friends with Jian Mingchen.

Besides, Jian Mingyu is obviously on good terms with Zhong Qingran.As for the Zhong family, although no one has entered the officialdom, the family business can be placed there, far surpassing most of the villagers. Everyone has their eyes on it.

"Help me watch Qinghan, it's okay to play around, if you don't learn well, you can tell me secretly."

Jian Mingchen nodded solemnly.

Zhong Qingran estimated that the mung bean soup was almost ready at this time, so he told Jian Mingchen and walked towards Zhong's house.

It's only the end of September, and the weather is quite hot, especially since Jian Mingyu is doing physical work, he's prone to sweating.It's just that it's the last warm time of the year, and it's not good to eat too cold food, so Zhong Qingran just let it dry for a while, and when it wasn't so hot, he went to the house with a big clay pot.I thought to myself, Mingyu's family also wanted to build a house, and if he came to help him, wouldn't that slow down the progress of his family?

Jian Mingyu is a very principled person. Now that he has made a choice, Zhong Qingran decided to respect him, and at worst, ask more people to help him build a house.Jian's house is not that big, and there are few rooms to be built. I believe it will be completed before the freeze, so there is no need to worry too much.

With an idea in mind, Zhong Qingran walked cheerfully, humming an unknown tune, and Shi Shiran walked towards the new house.

Generally, when farmers build houses, they ask neighbors, relatives and friends to help, and they don't need to pay wages, just provide food.Everyone came here in this way, and there will be no gossip when there is coming and going.

A house of the size of the Zhong family cannot be built according to this model. People have to be hired when they need to be hired. In addition, the timing of their hiring is not coincidental. It happens to be during the busy farming season, and the wages are a bit higher than during the slack season. .But now that the busy farming season is about to pass, wages have dropped.

Due to the long construction period, the Zhong family did not provide meals this time, but only provided hot water. Of course, the wages were raised a little.They are quite happy, they are all from Hewan Village, it is very convenient to go home, they can feed themselves, and they can save some money. What Zhong Qingran wants to build is a blue brick house, and the yard is also paved with bluestone, which is not a small cost , Now that he can't spend so much money for the time being, he will make a compromise and give priority to building a few main houses, and the rest can be done slowly.

At the same time, work started on the workshop behind the house.This is much simpler, the workshop does not need to be so particular, the mud tile house is enough, the key point is that the place should be large enough.

The business of Qinghefang has been expanding steadily. It is not that Pingyang County has such a strong consumption capacity, but that foreign orders are gradually increasing.After one year, the fame of Qinghefang has already spread, and there are people from nearby states and counties who come here admiringly.

Shopkeeper Han is now the shopkeeper with the most comfortable life in Pingyang County, he just needs to wait for the business to come to him.Of course, as a competent shopkeeper, he has also used his talents, otherwise what is the use of him as a shopkeeper?

Shopkeeper Han's behavior is also based on the Zhong family's strategy.Mr. Zhong and Zhong Qingran have no plans to open Qinghefang to other places at present.One is that suitable new shopkeepers have not yet been cultivated, and the other is that Zhong Qingran is more willing to make Qinghefang a signboard and sell a large number of goods produced by Qinghefang workshop to other places. The family has to go out of town every year to check the accounts.

The traffic in the Great Zhou Dynasty was not as developed as it is in modern times. If you take a carriage for a few days, you may have your buttocks bumped.All in all, traveling far is more often a suffering.

How can Zhong Qingran rest assured that old Mr. Zhong is going out alone?The reverse is also the same, it is impossible for Mr. Zhong to let Zhong Qingran, who is not yet an adult, go out.

Now this is the best way, the money can still be earned, and it doesn't have to be so hard.However, there are also disadvantages in doing so. As long as there is a shop in any place that buys Qinghefang's goods, then Qinghefang basically has no chance with that place.Business, pay attention to word of mouth, after the opening of a genuine store, isn't this a way to cut off people's money?

In fact, another very important reason why Zhong Qingran did this was that the power of the Zhong family was still too weak.In Pingyang County, under the cover of shopkeeper Fu, Qinghefang has been going smoothly, with occasional twists and turns, which were quickly resolved.When he was in other places, Zhong Qingran didn't have the face to ask for it. Besides, not every place, the people behind shopkeeper Fu could be as powerful as in Pingyang County.

Hearing the owner's urging them to go and rest, the employees wiped their hands casually, and then strode over. Some young ones were still jogging, afraid that they would not have their share.

The Zhong family is not stingy, they do not include lunch, but there is enough hot water, and they also provide snacks, or various hot tea and hot soup from time to time, which makes the workers very motivated and the progress of building the house is also slightly improved.

Zhong Qingran didn't care about the others, he poured a big bowl of mung bean soup, found a shady place to sit, and waved Jian Mingyu over.

There is a well in this house. Before the construction of the house started, Mr. Zhong asked someone to dig out the well first. The water is very convenient.

Although Zhong Qingran didn't pay much attention to appearance, the habits he developed in modern times were also brought to the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is quite something.His actions naturally affected those around him.Jian Mingyu himself likes to be clean, and he knows Zhong Qingran's habits, so he pays more attention to it.After washing his hands and face, Jian Mingyu walked over to Zhong Qingran and sat down.

Others would not be as "gritty" as Jian Mingyu. If Zhong Qingran hadn't made a move in advance, after Jian Mingyu finished everything, there would be only a little soup left for him.

Even though he washed with cold water, Jian Mingyu couldn't cool down all of a sudden. A bowl of warm mung bean soup was just right for him, and he didn't feel cold inside and hot outside.

"When do you plan to start the house?" Zhong Qingran had already thought of a way to deal with it before, but decided to ask.

"I only plan to build two main rooms, a main room, a utility room and a kitchen room. It won't take much time. It should be done in half a month. The time is set at the end of October. By then you The side should be almost finished as well."

"Where is it built?"

"Push the old house to rebuild, and then redo the fence." Jian Mingyu decided early in the morning that there is no need to buy a new house, as only he and Mingchen, one room per person is enough.

Zhong Qingran approached Jian Mingyu, and asked in a low voice: "The ground will be broken again, and the cellar will not be discovered?"

"No, when I dug, the surface layer was left very thick. As for the entrance, when the house was built before, the foundation was done, and there was no need to dig again. I asked someone to do the wall tiles, and I laid the floor tiles myself."

"You know what you have in mind. Tell me when you start work, and I will find a few more people to go over, so that you can live in a new house as soon as possible."

"it is good."

Zhong Qingran's money-strapped days didn't last long. Qinghefang was credited to the account every day. In less than half a month, the money for building the house was already collected.One more thing, ginger is also harvested at the end of September.This is not shared with the food, it counts to Mr. Zhong's side.

Zhong Qingran wanted to use it to benefit his relatives, and Mr. Zhong was also willing. After harvesting, the ginger was dried and stored.The Zhong family didn't hide this action at all. Not many people knew the news at first, but after spreading the news ten to ten times, almost everyone in Hewan Village knew about it, and relatives also learned about it one after another.

Zhong Qingran doesn't want to be a good person, if anyone wants to grow ginger, he can buy it with money.He didn't charge too much, and the asking price was a little lower than the running price.As for the candidates, it was up to Mr. Zhong to decide, and Zhong Qingran didn't care.

Two acres of ginger, enough to pull several ox carts, all the villagers I met along the road stopped to inquire. Once the scale was weighed, the yield per mu was still over [-] catties. This yield shocked everyone.

Zhong Qingran was not surprised at all, but felt that the output was a bit low.However, he also understands that the modern ginger seeds are probably improved, and the quality of the current ginger is far from comparable.Just like the rice in Hewan Village, the yield per mu is only between [-] and [-] catties, which is much lower than that of modern hybrid rice.

How the harvest will be, regardless of the seed problem and the impact of the climate, depends on the ability of the farmer.He remembered that in modern times, tens of thousands of catties of ginger per mu can be found everywhere, and this figure can be harvested here, which is barely acceptable.

But in the eyes of the villagers, this number is very shocking.Two thousand catties, what kind of concept is this?Anyway, the villagers have never grown such crops per mu.

Although ginger is very tempting to them, there are not many people who really dare to try it.Even if Mr. Zhong was willing to teach them the planting method for free, not many people changed their decision.

It's not that they are too stubborn, but that new things must have a process of popularization.Ginger is not food. If it was replaced by any kind of food crop, they would have flocked to it if they saw such a high yield per mu.

Ginger is both a condiment and a medicinal material. It’s okay to say that if it’s less, it can be eaten at a pharmacy.If there are too many, they are afraid that they will not be able to sell.Without the formation of a specific market, this thing is really very likely to happen.Most of the villagers are ordinary people. They have no connections. Even if they are successfully planted, they will only rot at home.Those who are well-connected may also look down on this small profit.

Mr. Zhong didn't talk nonsense, he said what he had to say, and did what he wanted, so he didn't care about it anymore. He didn't want to be kind and considerate of them, but he caused a commotion instead.

Anyone who is willing to try, Mr. Zhong will always come and give them as much as they want.Of course, it's just a normal portion. If you want to change hands, as long as it's not too outrageous, Mr. Zhong will ignore it.

After having money, Mr. Zhong recruited some people to build a new house.

Jian Mingyu was also called away by Zhong Qingran at this time. Now that there are enough people, there is no need for him to come forward and work.

"Mingyu, what do you want to build? Tell me more specifically, and I'll draw a schematic diagram for you." Zhong Qingran has never systematically studied architectural blueprint design, so he just draws an appearance so that masons can understand it.

Jian Mingyu pondered for a while, but he didn't think of any special plan, he just mentioned the size and number of houses, and let Zhong Qingran do whatever he wanted.

Zhong Qingran was not modest at all, he really took a charcoal pencil and started to write and draw according to his own ideas.Although the Zhong family's ancestral house is very old, its layout is very desirable.Zhong Qingran referred to the design of the veranda and connected all the rooms, so that it would be much more convenient to do things in rainy days.

In addition, he also changed the gutter, from an open ditch to a dark ditch.With such a small change, the smell is not so strong in summer, and it is not easy to suffer from mosquitoes and the like.Insect repellent powder is easy to use, but the smell of the powder is not so pleasant, so try not to use it if you can.

It's just that in this way, the money will cost a little more.Fortunately, the yard of Jian's family is not big, and there are not many things that need to be changed, so Jian Mingyu can afford it.

"The better masons are working on my side, why don't you wait a few more days?" Zhong Qingran suggested.

Jian Mingyu has no objection. His yard is much smaller than Zhong Qingran's house, and there are fewer houses to be built. If Zhong Qingran hadn't persuaded him to build the house better, he would have planned to find more experienced hands, but it would only take ten and a half months.

"You're fine these days, why don't you come over and help me concoct the medicinal materials?"

"it is good."

The area of ​​herbal medicine planted on Xiaoshan is not wide, and Zhong Qingran picked some of them one after another. At this time, it is almost the last batch. After finishing all these, it is just in time for winter.

Most of the annual herbs are not very valuable, Zhong Qingran doesn't grow much, he doesn't want to cause too much trouble for himself, he knows how to grow them, he just wants to fill his own medicinal material library, and the excess medicinal materials will be sold to the pharmacy.

Long before the separation, Zhong Qingran had someone build a medicine storehouse, which was near the mushroom cultivation room.The medicine storehouse is better than other houses. It is a solid brick house with an extra layer of roof and floor tiles.

In order to build this medicine storehouse, Zhong Qingran has spent a lot of thought.He had no intention of practicing medicine, just in case.He knew that with the passive blessing of Fu Yunzhu's ability, the medicinal herbs grown in the fields under his name would be more effective than ordinary soups if he made them himself.

If someone in the family is sick and the doctor can't cure him, he will use this second hand.In fact, Zhong Qingran didn't have many opportunities to use this drug store, and most of the time it was just to make himself feel at ease.

The medicine storehouse is independent, and there is a small yard in front, which is used to dry various medicinal materials.Zhong Qingran gave Shen Changgui the key to the courtyard, and Shen Changgui would turn over it when he was away, but he was the only one who had the key to the medicine storehouse.

Before, Jian Mingyu helped Zhong Qingran harvest herbs, but most of the time, Shen Changgui's family was busy.

The four members of the Shen family used to only grow food and vegetables, and never touched herbs.In order to free himself from heavy labor, Zhong Qingran taught them a lot.Now, the four members of the Shen family, regardless of whether they are older or younger, are all qualified medicine farmers.

The Shen family also understood that they had learned so much from the master's family, it was impossible for the master's family to let them go.They are very satisfied with their current life, they don't have to worry about eating and drinking, and they can still eat meat every now and then, which is much easier than before.

When he thought of working hard in the past and still not being able to eat enough, and in the end, he had no other way out and could only sell himself, Shen Changgui's whole body trembled.He didn't want to live through such a difficult life again, he just let it go, he couldn't let his wife and children suffer with him.

Even though Shen Changgui had never sold himself before, after he decided to sell himself, he met many rich lords, wives and stewards, and there were very few who were as kind and generous as Zhong Qingran.If he doesn't work hard, he may be struck by lightning.

Shen Changgui's face is honest and honest, and his people are also honest, it doesn't mean that he doesn't know the evil in people's hearts.Don't think that the master is easy to bully when he sees that the young man has a good temper. If he really dares to do this, waiting for his end will definitely not be much better.Besides, he is not an ungrateful person. If Zhong Qingran hadn't bought their family back then, he didn't know anything else, at least they wouldn't have such a good life.

In a big family, servants are also classified into grades. People like them who have no roots can only be bullied.The Zhong family saw that their family background was not very rich, and they had no power or influence. At least they could live a life without worrying about food and clothing.More importantly, as long as their family lives in peace, there will be no fear of their lives.

Before Shen Changgui sold himself, he had inquired and knew that many big families had servants, even masters, who had passed away without a sound. This news frightened him a lot.

It was also because of this that when Mr. Zhong picked their family and made it clear that they were going to go to the fields, Shen Changgui agreed so readily.He was afraid of missing this opportunity. They would not be able to meet another master like this. It was better to work harder than to lose their life someday.

After arriving at Xiaoshan, Shen Changgui realized that the work to be done was much easier than he expected.The family doesn't need to do much physical work. Usually, they only need to help the herbs weed and loosen the ground, and take good care of the mushrooms.

Shen Changgui has no experience, and knows, not to mention the cultivation of mushrooms that he has never heard of, even herbs, which are not something ordinary people can grow.The master's ability to firmly grasp these two things should not be underestimated.Even if he had a different mind, he didn't dare to act rashly.What's more, he has never thought of this before, he hopes that the master's family can always go smoothly, so that his family can live a good life.

Early the next morning, Zhong Qingran brought Jian Mingyu to Xiaoshan.

The medicinal materials have already been preliminarily processed, and Shen Changgui's family can handle the herbs that simply need to be dried, and the rest need to be processed by different methods.

The processing of medicinal materials is a skill, just like medicine, and the master processing master will not easily pass it on to others.It can be said that Zhong Qingran didn't hide anything from Jian Mingyu. He even handed over such a precious thing as Ganoderma lucidum, so he didn't care about it.

Jian Mingyu has learned some of them one after another in the past, and the medicinal material he is dealing with now is something he has never learned before.Zhong Qingran demonstrated while talking, while he listened carefully, and then tried to operate by himself.If something was wrong, Zhong Qingran pointed it out on the spot.This is much easier than learning from a teacher.

Many masters have recruited apprentices, and if they are not allowed to do manual work for three to five years, it is impossible to teach them real cooking skills.Even if the age is too long, they have to teach their apprentices some things, which are mostly easy to learn, superficial things, those core, really important skills, usually in their own hands, not to satisfy them, apprentices Just don't want to learn.

But even so, there are still countless apprentices who are willing to learn from the master.This proves the importance of mastering a craft from the side.

Zhong Qingran inherited part of his grandfather's talent in Chinese medicine, some medicinal materials that he only knew how to prepare, and he had never tried it himself, the first time he tried it, he basically succeeded, and the appearance was not too bad.

And Jian Mingyu is different, Zhong Qingran is only talented in painting and Chinese medicine, but he is dexterous, and he can easily learn what he has seen, which is a completely different talent from Zhong Qingran.

Zhong Qingran was no stranger to this, and wondered in his heart, is Jian Mingyu also as dexterous in needlework?There is no woman in Jian's family, so Jian Mingyu can sew and mend. Zhong Qingran knows this, but he doesn't know how to do it.Thinking so, he asked.

Jian Mingyu was stunned for a moment, and then he said nonchalantly, "I only mend clothes, I haven't tried anything else."

"Why don't you try it another day?" Zhong Qingran couldn't help being curious.

Jian Mingyu didn't hesitate, and responded very straightforwardly: "Okay."

"Oh, forget it, I was joking with you, if you don't like it, you don't have to accommodate me." Zhong Qingran scratched his head embarrassingly, he felt that his current behavior was quite suspected of being a bully, so he stopped quickly.

Jian Mingyu smiled, did not answer, and began to work seriously on the work in hand.Zhong Qingran also calmed down, focusing on the processing of medicinal materials.

Once a person devotes himself to a certain work, time will pass unconsciously.After Zhong Qingran finished concocting all the medicinal materials, the whole morning passed.

"Let's go, pack up and go eat." After everything was settled, Zhong Qingran greeted Jian Mingyu and walked towards Shen's house.

Knowing that today might be a long busy day, Zhong Qingran brought some fish over in advance.Wang's craftsmanship is not very good, but Zhong Qingran can still accept it for a meal or two occasionally.

After the meal, the two took a lunch break in Zhong Qingran's room, one sleeping in the back room and the other in the outside room, and they were very harmonious.

Jian Mingyu didn't have the habit of taking lunch breaks at first, but after getting along with Zhong Qingran for a long time, the number of lunch breaks increased significantly.He thinks this is very good. In the past few years when his parents passed away, his nerves were tense. His elder sister could not be relied on, and his younger brother needed him to take care of him.

Zhong Qingran's body is also solid, but anyone with a little vision can tell at a glance that he has not suffered, and he doesn't seem to be someone who can be relied on.But Jian Mingyu can feel that Zhong Qingran is different from most people in the village. Although Zhong Qingran is smiling all day long, whenever he has free time, he takes his younger siblings to play around. People, but what he did was not simple.

Jian Mingyu is very clear about this, but what he values ​​most is not this.He always felt that as long as Zhong Qingran was there, Zhong Qingran would be able to withstand the collapse of the sky, and he didn't know if it was his illusion.It's also the same, Jian Mingyu not only doesn't feel disgusted by Zhong Qingran who appears in front of Zhong Qingran from time to time, and also expresses his wishes without any concealment, and thinks that getting along like this is very good.Based on this, Jian Mingyu couldn't help but accommodate Zhong Qingran in many things.

As for Jian Mingyu's thoughts, Zhong Qingran didn't know the slightest bit.If he knew, he must be laughing even in his sleep and dreaming at night.

After a year of development, Xiaoshan's vegetation is much more lush than before Zhong Qingran took over.Of course, most of them are fruit trees and some trees that can be used for furniture, and they can only be used as firewood. The place is so big, there is no need to plant these worthless things.

At this moment, there are not many fruits on Xiaoshan Mountain, but if you search carefully, you can always find some.

Zhong Qingran took Jian Mingyu and started running around the mountain, and when the evening approached, he finally picked up two baskets full.

Looking at the various kinds of fruits, Jian Mingyu suddenly remembered something, and asked: "The "canned food" you asked me to make last time, can I use it now?"

Zhong Qingran was stunned, how could he forget about this?He ran to the storage room with a face full of black lines. When he got there, he realized that he didn't have the lock on, and ran back to the room. After a long time of rummaging through the boxes, he found the key.

The storage room is also built together with the medicine storehouse, and there is another warehouse in the same batch.However, these two houses are much simpler, and are of the same grade as the first batch of houses.